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Hey, all you naturalists out there! Want to know more about the different marine species living in the Salish Sea? How about the latest research findings with them? All ecosystems are eventually connected. For this reason, in each podcast we will dive in with an expert to talk about topics and facts related to the marine animals that call the Salish Sea home and occasionally include topics of broader relevance. We'll cover topics from the small (plankton) to the large (whales) and everything in-between, including our iconic salmon and orcas! If you have curiosity and wonder about the local marine life that abounds here, then this podcast is for you!
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Food For Thought: Different Foraging Strategies Between SRKWs And NRKWs
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Dr. Jennifer Tennessen
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Season 3
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Episode 9
In the Salish Sea, Southern Resident killer whales and Northern Resident killer whales both eat salmon, primarily Chinook. Although similar populations, they surprisingly have strikingly different foraging strategies. In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Tennessen, a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Ecosystem Sentinels at the University of Washington, explains these different strategies and their implications.